An old video of a firefighter catching a suicidal woman from falling to her death has resurfaced on Reddit.?
The clip of heroic rescue by the firefighter from Latvia dates back to 2018 and was shared on Reddit's "Make Me Smile" forum, where over?86,000 people have appreciated his public service as a member of the State Fire And Rescue Service Of Latvia.?
The incident unfolded four years ago when Latvian?fire services?received a call?to a multi-apartment building due to the suspicion that a suicidal woman may jump from a fourth-floor window.
When the firefighters arrived at the scene, they realised that if they went into the apartment the woman would most likely jump out of the window. So, instead, they entered her neighbour¡¯s apartment, a floor below, and one of them waited at the window to catch him when he fell.
The heart-stopping video captures the exact moment the fireman catches hold of the woman and pulls her up with the help of his colleagues.??
"It was the first time I have done this... We haven't been practising this...It is nearly impossible to tell you what the most difficult thing was during that day because every day in firefighters' lives is different [and] challenging. We just do the thing we do the best: help people!" Tomas Jaunzems, the firefighter who made the heroic rescue, told Bored Panda at the time.??
Tomas had been in service for five years at that point, saying he wanted to be his "country's patriot" and entered the profession to save people and their properties.
The whole team of firefighters, including Tomas, was praised by the country's Interior Ministry after the daring rescue.?
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